Borage

The flowers are blue, a rare colour for flowers in Malta.

The flowers open in winter and spring.

The leaves feel rough because they are covered with spiny hairs.

In the past, people boiled this flower and used the drink as a medicine for cough.

Cape Sorrel

The flowers look like yellow trumpets.

The flowers open in winter and spring.

The leaves look like three hearts stuck together at the points.

This plant is very common and grows everywhere.

Fennel

The flowers grow in yellow bunches.

Fennel grows in spring and summer.

The leaves look like threads and they smell nice.

People eat fennel seeds and the bottom part of the stem.